04 June 2015
Graduates of The College of The Bahamas’ School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions (SNAHP) have been challenged to embrace their roles in shaping healthcare policies and help build capacity in the sector. Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean, in his address to the graduates at the Pinning Ceremony held recently as part of the […]
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04 June 2015
Homeowners with property taxes can expect a reduction in their real property tax, as the government has decided to reduce this tax from 0.75 per cent to 0.625 per cent. According to the Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis, in the upcoming billing exercise the idea is to lower the tax rate in hopes […]
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04 June 2015
The budget debate opened in the House of Assembly on Wednesday with the Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis reiterating the prime minister’s sentiment on the country’s economy having a bright future. Last Wednesday during his 2015/2016 Budget Communication, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the House of Assembly that the country’s budget deficit decreased […]
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04 June 2015
Chairman of the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) Senator Alex Storr confirmed yesterday that since May, 2012 the corporation has approved approximately $24.5 million in private loans alone to over 200 hundred persons. “When you add these figures to the homes constructed and completed by the Department of Housing, we arrive at the figure of approximately […]
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04 June 2015
The Ministry of Education announced yesterday that the Bahamas Junior Certificate English Language paper two exam has been rescheduled. The exam will take place on June, 12 at 9 a.m. All candidates are asked to be at their examination centers by 8:30 a.m. next Friday. Students who sat their examinations at St. Joseph’s Church Hall […]
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01 June 2015
Arawak Homes Chairman Franklyn Wilson is convinced that the economy of The Bahamas can only be stronger if Bahamians change their work ethic. As he discussed the recent 2015/2016 Budget Communication which is focused on building a stronger Bahamas, Wilson, who was yesterday’s guest on Love 97’s Jones and Co. talk show, said the budget […]
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01 June 2015
Urban Renewal’s “Love Your Country Campaign” aired on Love 97’s Issues of the Day last Thursday to drum up support for youth employment, as well as encourage the inner city communities to go to church and simply spread the word of Christ. The radio show was supported by Baha Mar employees and was held at […]
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01 June 2015
Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Branville McCartney has requested more laws and initiatives that will aid in protecting the environment. After congratulating Renew Bahamas on officially launching its materials recycling facility in New Providence last week, the DNA leader spoke on the need to eradicate the myriad of environmental issues that he said […]
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01 June 2015
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Brave Davis was in Grand Bahama on Friday for the contract signing of a $6 million fire station for that island. Residents of the island will not soon forget the names “Francis” and “Jeanne”, the two hurricanes that devastated Grand Bahama in 2004 including […]
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01 June 2015
The Anglican community in The Bahamas is mourning the death of the Right Reverend Cornell Moss, who died in a Miami hospital on Saturday. In an interview with The Bahama Journal yesterday, Anglican Bishop Drexel Gomez said Bishop Moss’ death represents a great loss, not only in The Bahamas, but Guyana and the Province of […]
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